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Pie chart of 'federal spending' circulating on the Internet is misleading It says spending on the military accounts for 57 percent of the federal dollar, with other categories ranging from 1 percent to 6 percent. The caption says, Somewhere within the tiny orange sliver at the bottom is the food stamp program that Republicans blame for our budget deficit.
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- 0053_defense-comparison-full.gif. We currently spend more on defense than the next 7 countries combined. Defense spending accounts for almost 20 percent of all federal spending — nearly as much as Social Security, or the combined spending for Medicare and Medicaid.053_defense-comparison-full.gif. We currently spend more on defense than the next 7 countries combined. Defense spending accounts for almost 20 percent of all federal spending — nearly as much as Social Security, or the combined spending for Medicare and Medicaid.
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Countries spending the most on the military Like many of the countries with the biggest military budgets, Saudi Arabia benefits from one of the world's largest oil reserves. At 9.3%, the country's spending as a percentage of GDP was second only to Oman, another oil-rich nation in the Middle East. 5.
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Military budget of the United States The following is historical spending on defense from 1996-2015, spending for 2014-15 is estimated. The Defense Budget is shown in billions of dollars and total budget in trillions of dollars.The percentage of the total U.S. budget spent on defense is indicated in the third row, and change in defense spending from the previous year in the final row.he following is historical spending on defense from 1996-2015, spending for 2014-15 is estimated. The Defense Budget is shown in billions of dollars and total budget in trillions of dollars.
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Americaâs staggering defense budget, in charts The United States spends far more than any other country on defense and security. Since 2001, the base defense budget has soared from $287 billion to $530 billion — and that's before accounting for the primary costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But now that those wars are ending and austerity is back in vogue, the Pentagon will have to start tightening its belt in 2013 and beyond.
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Americaâs staggering defense budget, in charts The United States spends far more than any other country on defense and security. Since 2001, the base defense budget has soared from $287 billion to $530 billion — and that's before accounting for the primary costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
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Discretionary Spending Under the Budget Control Act of 2011 Discretionary spending totaled more than $1.3 trillion in 2010, or nearly 40 percent of federal outlays. Just over half of that discretionary spending ($689 billion) was for defense programs, mainly operation and maintenance, military personnel, and procurement. The rest ($660 billion in 2010) paid for an array of nondefense activities.
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Americaâs staggering defense budget, in charts Two big things are about to happen to military spending. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down. And, thanks to the 2011 Budget Control Act, the Pentagon is facing both hard budget caps and a looming sequester that would cut defense spending by about $1 trillion over the next decade (compared to what was expected). That's a serious cut.
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Pie chart of 'federal spending' circulating on the Internet is misleading That’s the message of a pie chart now circulating on the Internet. The pie chart is headlined, Look closely at this chart of federal spending.. It says spending on the military accounts for 57 percent of the federal dollar, with other categories ranging from 1 percent to 6 percent.
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Military budget of the United States The United States spends more on their defense budget than China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United Kingdom, India, France, and Japan combined. The 2009 U.S. military budget accounts for approximately 40% of global arms spending. The 2012 budget is 6–7 times larger than the $106 billion military budget of China.
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Expenditures in the United States federal budget As a share of federal budget, mandatory spending has increased over time. Mandatory spending accounted for 53% of total federal outlays in FY2008, with net interest payments accounting for an additional 8.5%. In 2011, mandatory spending had increased to 56% of federal outlays.
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These charts show the immensity of the US' defense budget These charts show the immensity of the US' defense budget. As the US military continues to try to disengage from the Middle East and draw down, the country's defense budget continues to fall. In 2015, the US' estimated military budget is expected to be $601 billion, down from $610 billion spent in 2014.
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What percentage of the US budget is spent on defense? This calculation does not take into account some other defense-related non-DOD spending, such as Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and interest paid on debt incurred in past wars, which has increased even as a percentage of the national GDP. In 2005, the United States spent 4.06% of its GDP on its military.his calculation does not take into account some other defense-related non-DOD spending, such as Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and interest paid on debt incurred in past wars, which has increased even as a percentage of the national GDP. In 2005, the United States spent 4.06% of its GDP on its military.
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Military budget of the United States The U.S. Department of Defense budget accounted in fiscal year 2010 for about 19% of the United States federal budgeted expenditures and 28% of estimated tax revenues. Including non-DOD expenditures, military spending was approximately 28–38% of budgeted expenditures and 42–57% of estimated tax revenues.
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- 1 Cut and cap spending. 2  Congress should immediately roll back non-defense discretionary spending to a level that, when combined with entitlement reforms, gets to a balanced budget within 10 years. 3  At the very least, such spending should be reduced by 0.5 percent of GDP in 2014 and 2015.
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Where are your tax dollars spent? Defense dollars. Speaking of national defense, it's the second most expensive line item in the taxpayer calculator. Almost 24 percent of our tax dollars go toward spending on military personnel, operations, procurement and other national defense activities. For the $25,000 tax bill in our example, that's around $5,978.The only other sector that takes up a double-digit percentage of our taxes is job and family security.ur payroll taxes for Medicare also are excluded from this spending segment. Your annual Medicare and Social Security taxes are added separately to the calculator's receipt of your tax dollars. And military and veterans health care programs are accounted for under national defense and veterans benefits, respectively.
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How much money is spent on federal workers? In fiscal 2011, discretionary spending totaled $1.35 trillion — or 40 percent of federal outlays — with most of the money going to the Pentagon and to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Elmendorf said.
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World War II US Defense Spending DURING WORLD War II defense spending in the United States exploded from two percent of GDP in 1940 to a peak of 42 percent in 1945 and then back down to seven percent by 1947.URING WORLD War II defense spending in the United States exploded from two percent of GDP in 1940 to a peak of 42 percent in 1945 and then back down to seven percent by 1947.
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Military budget of the United States For FY 2010, Department of Defense spending amounts to 4.7% of GDP. Because the U.S. GDP has risen over time, the military budget can rise in absolute terms while shrinking as a percentage of the GDP.
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Military budget of the United States The Defense Budget is shown in billions of dollars and total budget in trillions of dollars. The percentage of the total U.S. budget spent on defense is indicated in the third row, and change in defense spending from the previous year in the final row.
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Charting 60 Years Of Defense Spending, And Why The Mean Reversion Will Cost Millions Of Jobs Moody's is out with a comprehensive chart of defense spending since 1946 which shows that while over the years the average yearly amount spent on defense by the US government has been around $400 billion, in the past decade this amount has surged to an all time high of just under $750 billion.
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Trends in U.S. Military Spending 1 Focusing just on the post-World War II period, U.S. national defense spending as a percent of GDP has ranged from a high of 15 percent in 1952 (during the Korean War) to a low of 3.7 percent in 2000 (the period of relative tranquility preceding the terrorist attacks of the following year). Focusing just on the post-World War II period, U.S. national defense spending as a percent of GDP has ranged from a high of 15 percent in 1952 (during the Korean War) to a low of 3.7 percent in 2000 (the period of relative tranquility preceding the terrorist attacks of the following year).
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Barack Obama says foreign aid makes up 1 percent of U.S. budget The totals reflect both economic and military aid. So Obama was almost exactly right in saying foreign aid consumes about 1 percent of the U.S. budget. In fiscal 2008 U.S. foreign aid spending of $49.1 billion made up 1.64 percent of total spending. The next year foreign aid spending was $44.9 billion, or 1.28 percent of the total budget.
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- THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 13 Under the Budget, deficits decline to about 2.5 percent of GDP. Starting in 2016, debt de-clines as well, reaching 73.3 percent of GDP in 2025, a reduction of 1.9 percentage points from its peak.
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Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go Social Security alone comprises more than a third of mandatory spending and around 23 percent of the total federal budget. Medicare makes up an additional 23 percent of mandatory spending and 15 percent of the total federal budget. This chart shows where the projected $2.45 trillion in mandatory spending will go in fiscal year 2015. Download Image.
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Trumpâs claim that the U.S. pays the âlionâs shareâ for NATO In short, direct funding of NATO is allocated on a reasonable formula, with the United States paying just 22 percent of the cost. That’s hardly the “lion’s share.” But indirect funding is a different issue, with U.S. defense spending far exceeding the spending of other NATO members.